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TASMANIA
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (HEAVY
VEHICLE CHARGES) BILL 2005
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 34 amended (Imposition of motor tax)
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VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC AMENDMENT (HEAVY
VEHICLE CHARGES) BILL 2005
(Brought in by the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and
Resources, the Honourable Bryan Alexander Green)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Vehicle and Traffic
Amendment (Heavy Vehicle Charges) Act 2005.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999* is
referred to as the Principal Act.
*No. 70 of 1999
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4. Section 34 amended (Imposition of motor tax)
Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (2)
"subsection (3)" and substituting
"subsections (3) and (5)";
(b) by inserting the following subsections
after subsection (4):
(5) For the financial year beginning
on 1 July 2005 or a later financial
year, the amount of the tax for a
heavy vehicle is calculated by
multiplying the amount
prescribed by Schedule 1 by the
annual adjustment factor (and, if
the resultant amount is not an
exact multiple of $1, the amount
is to be rounded down to the
nearest dollar if the remainder is
50 cents or less and rounded up to
the nearest dollar if the remainder
is more than 50 cents).
(6) The annual adjustment factor for
a particular financial year is the
figure determined by the
Minister, by notice published in
the Gazette, based on the formula
that
(a) is determined by the
National Transport
Commission, established
under the National
Transport Commission
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Commonwealth, in
respect of that financial
year; and
(b) reflects
(i) changes in the
expenditure of
State and local
governments on
roads; and
(ii) expected changes
in road use by
heavy vehicles.
(7) The Minister is to publish the
notice made under subsection (6)
in the Gazette before the
commencement of the financial
year to which it relates.
(8) Sections 47(3), (4), (5), (6) and
(7) of the Acts Interpretation Act
1931 apply to a notice made
under subsection (6) as if it were
regulations within the meaning of
that Act.
(9) A notice made under
subsection (6) is not
(a) a statutory rule for the
purposes of the Rules
Publication Act 1953; or
(b) subordinate legislation for
the purposes of the
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Subordinate Legislation
Act 1992.
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